Determining protease activity in vivo by fluorescence cross-correlation analysis

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2770-2782

  Kohl, Tobias ^a   Haustein, Elke ^b   Schwille, Petra ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUORESCENCE CROSS CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 25844507533     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.061127     Document Type: Article

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